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North Korea: Diplomatic Standoff
North Korea threatens to "make the U.S. pay dearly" for latest sanctions, as the US appears to offer a path to possible talks. Brian Todd reports. Watch the video here....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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China is trying to look tough on North Korea. But it might just be for show.
China is getting serious about cracking down on North Korea with punishing economic sanctions — or at least it’s trying to make it look that way. This week China abruptly cut ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea Update
After the recent exchange of threats between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, we update an earlier edition on the crisis in North East Asia.Listen to the full in...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
No More Private WarsIn the latest plot twist in America’s longest war, Blackwater founder and informal Trump adviser Erik Prince is hawking a plan to privatize our military expedition in Afghanis...
By Phillip Carter
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Inspired by Charlottesville, Military Chiefs Condemn Racism
In an unusually public move, the nation’s top military leaders, who typically try to steer clear of social controversy, have come out strongly against racism and extremism in ...
By Phillip Carter
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Trump And Russia: Lots Of Talk, But Critics Say There's No Clear Strategy
Most U.S. presidents pursue a two-track policy with Russia: confrontation on some fronts, cooperation on others. President John F. Kennedy waged a showdown with the Soviet Uni...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Trump’s generals condemn Charlottesville racism — while trying not to offend the president
One by one, the U.S. military’s most senior leaders have publicly — and bluntly — repudiated the racist violence that plunged Charlottesville into chaos Saturday, declaring th...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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'We're Always Stronger Together': Military Leaders Denounce Hatred After Charlottesville
Five top U.S. military officers condemned bigotry following the white-nationalist led protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, even as President Donald Trump reverted to his ini...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Analysis: North Korea, U.S. curb military threats but diplomatic progress remains elusive
WASHINGTON — North Korea and the Trump administration have stepped back from the belligerent threats of the past week, raising hopes that diplomacy might replace brinksmanship...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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3 Ways that North Korea Could Strike Back at America
North Korea’s nuclear strike capability has likely crossed a point of no return. The Defense Intelligence Agency estimates that Pyongyang can fit nuclear warheads on long-rang...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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South Korea Says U.S. Promises Coordination in Standoff With North
SEOUL, South Korea — With the United States and North Korea locked in an escalating exchange of threats, South Korea told its people on Friday that the White House had agreed ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump: Kim Jong Un will 'regret it fast' if he makes 'overt threat'
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — President Donald Trump continued to escalate his Twitter threats against North Korea Friday, saying the military is “locked and loaded”...
By Harry Krejsa
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Despite Trump’s threats to North Korea, the U.S. military doesn’t appear to be on a new wartime footing
The U.S. military does not appear to be moving toward a wartime footing with North Korea despite President Trump’s repeated threats this week of military action against Pyongy...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The last resort: How a US strike on North Korea could play outIt's the no-win situation that can only be imagined by US military officials tasked with preparing for a worst-case scenario -- conducting a preemptive strike on North Korea. ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Technology & National Security
SparkCognition Adds Former U.S. Defense Department Chief of Staff, Wendy R. Anderson, as General Manager, Defense & National SecuritySparkCognition has announced the addition of Wendy R. Anderson to its executive team. Serving as General Manager, Defense & National Security, Anderson brings more than 20...
By Wendy R. Anderson
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Trump’s Generals Are Trying to Save the World. Starting With the White House.
By the end of last week, even President Donald Trump had apparently had enough of the self-inflicted chaos swirling around his White House. And the person he turned to fix it—...
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Technology & National Security
China and the US are battling to become the world’s first AI superpowerIn October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the Earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The craft was no bigger than a beach ball, but it spurred the US into a frenzy of...
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Congress is using a $28.6 billion fund as a sequestration bargaining chipTucked in the House legislation funding the Defense Department for 2018 is a provision that basically gives the Pentagon a $28.6 billion check to spend however it desires. The...
By Lauren Fish
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Russia & Syrian regime seeking to poach US-backed fighters
Russia and the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are attempting to entice US-backed rebels based at the At Tanf garrison in southern Syria to switch sides, US officia...
By Nicholas Heras
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Julianne Smith on NPR Morning Edition
At a time when U.S.-Russia relations seem to be hitting the lowest point in years, Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Eastern Europe to reassure governments there about Ame...
By Julianne Smith